# Optimizing FileMaker Performance for Working from Home

**URL:** <https://the.fmsoup.org/t/optimizing-filemaker-performance-for-working-from-home/896>\
**Category:** Tips and Techniques\
**Tags:** performance, filemaker-server\
**Created:** [April 29, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/optimizing-filemaker-performance-for-working-from-home/896 "2020-04-29T13:52:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![HOnza](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/the.fmsoup.org/honza/32/528_2.png) [@HOnza](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/HOnza)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/optimizing-filemaker-performance-for-working-from-home/896/1 "2020-04-29T13:52:08Z")

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When most of the world is **forced to work from home** , many things you took for granted can disappear over night. Speed of the internet is one of them, **performance of** your **business critical apps** follows very closely. The good news is that most of the custom FileMaker apps out there do not use the full power of the platform and they **can be made much faster**. So let me share a few **tips** on **how you can optimize** your FileMaker apps for working from home over the slower-than-usually internet connection.

[![](https://24usoftware.com/news/image/190)](http://24usw.com/fmhsoup)

Do you know what tools you can use and how you can improve your app's performance to an acceptable level even when connecting from home over VPN?

For example, one neat trick will **make everything appear in the Top Call Stats** , not just the 25 top calls...

[Read more in my article with an inspiring 5-minute video](http://24usw.com/fmhsoup)